Army of the Mississippi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1862
1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:command_structure Corps and Divisions
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Major_General_John_Pope
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_William_J._Hardee
gptkb:General_Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:disbanded 1862
1863
1865
gptkbp:dissolved July 1863
defeat at Vicksburg
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:formation_date 1861
1862
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:Louisiana_Infantry
gptkb:Arkansas_Brigade
gptkb:Tennessee_Cavalry
gptkb:Mississippi_Infantry
gptkb:Alabama_Infantry
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles for control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:historical_documentation artifacts preserved in museums
gptkbp:historical_event loss at Vicksburg led to Union control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:historical_records extensive documentation of battles and strategies
gptkbp:historical_significance key to Confederate strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army of the Mississippi
gptkbp:is_active_in 1861
1863
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:logistics supplied by Confederate government
gptkbp:memorials commemorative sites established
gptkbp:mood varied during campaigns
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Corinth
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Corinth
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_John_Pemberton
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Baker's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Big_Black_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Gibson
Battle of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career influenced post-war military organization
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:Department_of_Mississippi_and_East_Louisiana
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 troops
gptkbp:strategic_goals control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:strategic_importance vital for supply lines
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Department_of_Mississippi_and_East_Louisiana
gptkbp:tactics defensive and offensive operations
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Albert_Sidney_Johnston
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4